SELF-RECRIMINATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

self-recrimination

noun

as in self-reproach

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Recent Examples of self-recrimination His expression in those scenes, so full of fury and self-recrimination, turn Milchick into Severance’s most compelling mystery. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 This thought didn’t deaden the pain of his death or of John’s self-recrimination. — J. Malcolm Garcia, Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025 Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 From her sharp scolding of a student nurse to her own tears of self-recrimination, Floria is a full-blooded and beautifully etched character and, yes, a heroine. — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-recrimination

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Noun

On the one hand, self-reproach is a convenient stance for showrunner Ryan Condal to take.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Laughing, by contrast, conveyed that the person understood the mistake was trivial and didn’t require dramatic self-reproach.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of self-reproach

Noun

The welcome return, another highlight in a rich career, sparked the latest of Scott’s recurring affirmations.

— Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
While the car caravans are acknowledged as a symbol of cultural pride and, for many, an affirmation of identity, Chicago city officials and Mexican Independence Day festival planners alike worry about the potential danger.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of affirmation

Noun

De Mello’s confession came just days before Lizzie’s trial began on June 5, 1893, raising questions about whether his arrest influenced the jury.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
The book stresses the importance of the sacraments and other orthodoxy, such as oral confession to a priest and the transubstantiation of Christ’s body and blood when taking communion.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

But campaigners and researchers say the declaration must now lead to action.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The burial ground was eventually forgotten until at least 2006, when the City of New York placed restrictive declarations on the site to protect those buried there.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of declaration

Noun

Hamas leaders were being sheltered in Qatar—but only at the insistence of Israel and the United States.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Apple's stubborn insistence on keeping base iPhones at 60Hz while budget Android phones offer zippier refresh rates has always baffled me.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of insistence

Noun

The agreement therefore marks a development step rather than confirmation that the MsNB has entered operational deployment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The spacecraft gathered more detailed pictures last fall, followed by confirmation of the discovery early this year.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of confirmation

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